Definition of workhorse in English:

workhorse

noun ˈwəːkhɔːsˈwərkˌhɔrs

1A horse used for work on a farm.
役马；耕马
Example sentencesExamples
- We experimented with teams of Percheron and Belgian workhorses.
- Edmund kept two horses for himself, but the rest were workhorses for the land or pulling carriages.
- After 26 years of horse power, we sold our six workhorses (yes, we were guilty of ‘get bigger or get out’), completing our switch to using hand power.
- As machinery began to overtake the use of workhorses, the Black Forest horse became endangered.
- They are workhorses and the one I chose is both affordable and powerful.
- They tend to be more workhorses than show horses.
1. 1.1 A person or machine that dependably performs hard work over a long period of time.
  工作吃重的人，吃苦耐劳的人；重负荷的机器
  the aircraft was the standard workhorse of Soviet medium-haul routes
  该型飞机是苏联中程运输线上的标准主力运输工具。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Coming from Land Rover, which had made its name in producing rugged off-road workhorses used by farmers, the military and police the world over, the new model aimed to continue the tradition.
  Both players mix OK strikeout numbers with good groundball rates, and both are workhorses with solid control.
  Motors and drives - the workhorses of many dairy plants - can play an important role in lowering kilowatt hours.
  And it wasn't made any easier by the fact that the genius works like a horse and that the workhorse made himself into a genius during the season.
  Despite all this, the truck, a workhorse used by farmers and builders throughout the world, still managed to drive into the Top Gear studio after only relatively minor repairs.
  The Hercules aircraft used by the RAAF are slow by modern standards, but the big four prop engine planes are reliable workhorses used, of course, the world over.
  Lloyd was a workhorse out of the Blue Jays' bullpen in 1999, and that may have been one of the factors that led to his shoulder surgery in 2000.
  Common diode lasers - the type used in laser pointers and grocery-store scanners - are cheap laboratory workhorses for colors ranging from orange to infrared.
  Thundering across fields remains the preserve of a small band of well-built, farm-ready workhorses with indestructible axles.
  Galvanometers are the workhorses behind many laser-based, materials-processing applications such as ablating, cutting, drilling, marking, and welding.
  He's also near the top of the offensive rebounding charts and is among the NBA's biggest workhorses in terms of minutes played.
  They're sort of workhorses of the airline industry.
  Communications satellites have become the workhorses in this area due to their effectiveness and efficiency.
  Transistors are best known as the workhorses of the computing world; a computer's microprocessor chip contains millions of these tiny, voltage-controlled switches.
  Sure, you've got tanks and jeeps, but the real workhorses of this war are helicopters and PBR patrol boats.
  He's a workhorse on a team that plays hard defensively, but provides little cushion offensively.
  If jazzy products and packages are the show horses, a dairy's filling process can be considered the workhorse of an operation.
  ‘They've been the workhorses of the industry and are absolutely our best friends,’ the microbiologist says.
  Gradually he made a name for himself as (so he put it) a workhorse and not a show horse; his fellow senators came to admire him.
  Chunky, practical and uninspiring, it used to be nothing more than a dependable workhorse.
  Synonyms
  hard worker, toiler, stakhanovite, galley slave

Definition of workhorse in US English:

workhorse

nounˈwərkˌhôrsˈwərkˌhɔrs

1A horse used for work on a farm.
役马；耕马
Example sentencesExamples
- We experimented with teams of Percheron and Belgian workhorses.
- They are workhorses and the one I chose is both affordable and powerful.
- They tend to be more workhorses than show horses.
- As machinery began to overtake the use of workhorses, the Black Forest horse became endangered.
- Edmund kept two horses for himself, but the rest were workhorses for the land or pulling carriages.
- After 26 years of horse power, we sold our six workhorses (yes, we were guilty of ‘get bigger or get out’), completing our switch to using hand power.
1. 1.1 A person or machine that dependably performs hard work over a long period of time.
  工作吃重的人，吃苦耐劳的人；重负荷的机器
  he was a workhorse of an actor, often appearing in as many as forty plays in a year
  Example sentencesExamples
  Both players mix OK strikeout numbers with good groundball rates, and both are workhorses with solid control.
  ‘They've been the workhorses of the industry and are absolutely our best friends,’ the microbiologist says.
  Chunky, practical and uninspiring, it used to be nothing more than a dependable workhorse.
  Sure, you've got tanks and jeeps, but the real workhorses of this war are helicopters and PBR patrol boats.
  Coming from Land Rover, which had made its name in producing rugged off-road workhorses used by farmers, the military and police the world over, the new model aimed to continue the tradition.
  He's also near the top of the offensive rebounding charts and is among the NBA's biggest workhorses in terms of minutes played.
  Despite all this, the truck, a workhorse used by farmers and builders throughout the world, still managed to drive into the Top Gear studio after only relatively minor repairs.
  Transistors are best known as the workhorses of the computing world; a computer's microprocessor chip contains millions of these tiny, voltage-controlled switches.
  The Hercules aircraft used by the RAAF are slow by modern standards, but the big four prop engine planes are reliable workhorses used, of course, the world over.
  Communications satellites have become the workhorses in this area due to their effectiveness and efficiency.
  Common diode lasers - the type used in laser pointers and grocery-store scanners - are cheap laboratory workhorses for colors ranging from orange to infrared.
  And it wasn't made any easier by the fact that the genius works like a horse and that the workhorse made himself into a genius during the season.
  Lloyd was a workhorse out of the Blue Jays' bullpen in 1999, and that may have been one of the factors that led to his shoulder surgery in 2000.
  They're sort of workhorses of the airline industry.
  Thundering across fields remains the preserve of a small band of well-built, farm-ready workhorses with indestructible axles.
  Gradually he made a name for himself as (so he put it) a workhorse and not a show horse; his fellow senators came to admire him.
  He's a workhorse on a team that plays hard defensively, but provides little cushion offensively.
  If jazzy products and packages are the show horses, a dairy's filling process can be considered the workhorse of an operation.
  Galvanometers are the workhorses behind many laser-based, materials-processing applications such as ablating, cutting, drilling, marking, and welding.
  Motors and drives - the workhorses of many dairy plants - can play an important role in lowering kilowatt hours.
  Synonyms
  hard worker, toiler, stakhanovite, galley slave

单词	workhorse
释义	Definition of workhorse in English: workhorse noun ˈwəːkhɔːsˈwərkˌhɔrs 1A horse used for work on a farm. 役马；耕马 Example sentencesExamples We experimented with teams of Percheron and Belgian workhorses. Edmund kept two horses for himself, but the rest were workhorses for the land or pulling carriages. After 26 years of horse power, we sold our six workhorses (yes, we were guilty of ‘get bigger or get out’), completing our switch to using hand power. As machinery began to overtake the use of workhorses, the Black Forest horse became endangered. They are workhorses and the one I chose is both affordable and powerful. They tend to be more workhorses than show horses. 1.1 A person or machine that dependably performs hard work over a long period of time. 工作吃重的人，吃苦耐劳的人；重负荷的机器 the aircraft was the standard workhorse of Soviet medium-haul routes 该型飞机是苏联中程运输线上的标准主力运输工具。 Example sentencesExamples Coming from Land Rover, which had made its name in producing rugged off-road workhorses used by farmers, the military and police the world over, the new model aimed to continue the tradition. Both players mix OK strikeout numbers with good groundball rates, and both are workhorses with solid control. Motors and drives - the workhorses of many dairy plants - can play an important role in lowering kilowatt hours. And it wasn't made any easier by the fact that the genius works like a horse and that the workhorse made himself into a genius during the season. Despite all this, the truck, a workhorse used by farmers and builders throughout the world, still managed to drive into the Top Gear studio after only relatively minor repairs. The Hercules aircraft used by the RAAF are slow by modern standards, but the big four prop engine planes are reliable workhorses used, of course, the world over. Lloyd was a workhorse out of the Blue Jays' bullpen in 1999, and that may have been one of the factors that led to his shoulder surgery in 2000. Common diode lasers - the type used in laser pointers and grocery-store scanners - are cheap laboratory workhorses for colors ranging from orange to infrared. Thundering across fields remains the preserve of a small band of well-built, farm-ready workhorses with indestructible axles. Galvanometers are the workhorses behind many laser-based, materials-processing applications such as ablating, cutting, drilling, marking, and welding. He's also near the top of the offensive rebounding charts and is among the NBA's biggest workhorses in terms of minutes played. They're sort of workhorses of the airline industry. Communications satellites have become the workhorses in this area due to their effectiveness and efficiency. Transistors are best known as the workhorses of the computing world; a computer's microprocessor chip contains millions of these tiny, voltage-controlled switches. Sure, you've got tanks and jeeps, but the real workhorses of this war are helicopters and PBR patrol boats. He's a workhorse on a team that plays hard defensively, but provides little cushion offensively. If jazzy products and packages are the show horses, a dairy's filling process can be considered the workhorse of an operation. ‘They've been the workhorses of the industry and are absolutely our best friends,’ the microbiologist says. Gradually he made a name for himself as (so he put it) a workhorse and not a show horse; his fellow senators came to admire him. Chunky, practical and uninspiring, it used to be nothing more than a dependable workhorse. Synonyms hard worker, toiler, stakhanovite, galley slave Definition of workhorse in US English: workhorse nounˈwərkˌhôrsˈwərkˌhɔrs 1A horse used for work on a farm. 役马；耕马 Example sentencesExamples We experimented with teams of Percheron and Belgian workhorses. They are workhorses and the one I chose is both affordable and powerful. They tend to be more workhorses than show horses. As machinery began to overtake the use of workhorses, the Black Forest horse became endangered. Edmund kept two horses for himself, but the rest were workhorses for the land or pulling carriages. After 26 years of horse power, we sold our six workhorses (yes, we were guilty of ‘get bigger or get out’), completing our switch to using hand power. 1.1 A person or machine that dependably performs hard work over a long period of time. 工作吃重的人，吃苦耐劳的人；重负荷的机器 he was a workhorse of an actor, often appearing in as many as forty plays in a year Example sentencesExamples Both players mix OK strikeout numbers with good groundball rates, and both are workhorses with solid control. ‘They've been the workhorses of the industry and are absolutely our best friends,’ the microbiologist says. Chunky, practical and uninspiring, it used to be nothing more than a dependable workhorse. Sure, you've got tanks and jeeps, but the real workhorses of this war are helicopters and PBR patrol boats. Coming from Land Rover, which had made its name in producing rugged off-road workhorses used by farmers, the military and police the world over, the new model aimed to continue the tradition. He's also near the top of the offensive rebounding charts and is among the NBA's biggest workhorses in terms of minutes played. Despite all this, the truck, a workhorse used by farmers and builders throughout the world, still managed to drive into the Top Gear studio after only relatively minor repairs. Transistors are best known as the workhorses of the computing world; a computer's microprocessor chip contains millions of these tiny, voltage-controlled switches. The Hercules aircraft used by the RAAF are slow by modern standards, but the big four prop engine planes are reliable workhorses used, of course, the world over. Communications satellites have become the workhorses in this area due to their effectiveness and efficiency. Common diode lasers - the type used in laser pointers and grocery-store scanners - are cheap laboratory workhorses for colors ranging from orange to infrared. And it wasn't made any easier by the fact that the genius works like a horse and that the workhorse made himself into a genius during the season. Lloyd was a workhorse out of the Blue Jays' bullpen in 1999, and that may have been one of the factors that led to his shoulder surgery in 2000. They're sort of workhorses of the airline industry. Thundering across fields remains the preserve of a small band of well-built, farm-ready workhorses with indestructible axles. Gradually he made a name for himself as (so he put it) a workhorse and not a show horse; his fellow senators came to admire him. He's a workhorse on a team that plays hard defensively, but provides little cushion offensively. If jazzy products and packages are the show horses, a dairy's filling process can be considered the workhorse of an operation. Galvanometers are the workhorses behind many laser-based, materials-processing applications such as ablating, cutting, drilling, marking, and welding. Motors and drives - the workhorses of many dairy plants - can play an important role in lowering kilowatt hours. Synonyms hard worker, toiler, stakhanovite, galley slave
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